MOLE (animal)
NOUNS
725 ► WANT a mole → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1440 ► TALPE a mole → obs.
1486 ► LABOUR an alleged term for a ‘company’ of moles → obs.
1656 ► TALPICIDE the killing of moles → obs.
1703 ► ING mould raised by moles; mole-hills → Eng. dial.
1847 ► TAPE the mole → Eng. dial.
1898 ► THE LITTLE GENTLEMAN IN BROWN VELVET a mole → obs.
1905 ► MEADOW-WARP a mole → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1965 ► GOPHER a mole → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1518 ► MOLE SEEKER a person employed to trap and kill moles → obs.
1518 ► MOLE-TAKER a person employed to trap and kill moles → obs.
1533 ► WANT-TAKER one who catches moles
1573 ► MOLE-CATCHER a person employed to catch moles
1598 ► WANT-CATCHER a mole catcher
1824 ► MOUDIE-MAN → MOWDIE-MAN a mole-catcher → Eng. dial.
1828 ► MOUDIE → MOUDY → MOWDIE a mole-catcher → Eng. dial.
1870 ► MOULD-MAN a man who kills moles → Eng. dial.
1871 ► MOLEY → MOLIE a mole-catcher → Sc. colloq.
1881 ► TAPE-TAKER a mole-catcher → Eng. dial.
1886 ► MOLER a person employed to catch and kill moles; a mole-catcher
1898 ► MOWDIE-CATCHER a mole-catcher → Eng. dial.
1903 ► WANTER a mole-catcher → Eng. dial.
1905 ► MOLDY a mole-catcher → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MOODY a mole-catcher → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MOULDEN-CATCHER a mole-catcher → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MOULDYWARP-MAN a mole-catcher → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1933 ► MOLESMAN a mole-catcher → Sc.
VERBS
1777 ► SCOAD to throw up earth, as moles → Eng. dial.
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